“As a youngster, it was my ambition to discover a new color. I realized that the spectrum contained all the colors, but I dreamed nevertheless that through chemistry or lenses an undetected color lurking in the spectrum might be revealed.” – Henry Dreyfuss
How could I not want to learn more about a man that had the same dream I’ve had for years? I simply needed to know more so I picked up the book Designing For People, which is described as the manifesto of America’s greatest industrial designer.
For a quick peak you can find it on Google Book Search and to see what he has to say about color scroll to page 37 and it begins at the bottom of the page.
I enjoyed reading about what was on his mind in the 50’s and how on target so many of his ideas were.
Here’s what the publisher (Allworth) has to say about this book:
When Designing for People was first published in 1955, Henry Dreyfuss wrote, “In less than half a century it will be A.D. 2000. Who can say what life will be like then?” If anyone had an idea, it was Henry Dreyfuss. As we move into the new millennium, we bring with us this quintessential guide. It is the only book to feature his key ideas, professional accomplishments, and timeless advice.
This edition is composed of the entire 1955 book and, in addition, the material that Dreyfuss added to the 1967 edition (including his re-appraisal of what the future promised). Designing for People is a time capsule, providing invaluable insights into industrial design’s past as well as catapulting our imaginations into future possibilities for human engineering.
It is also the work of a great pioneer whose extraordinary journey shows us why the industrial designer must be a true Renaissance man—at once an engineer, businessman, salesman, public relations expert, and of course, an artist.
